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PRE-CONFERENCE - April 11 - 12

Somatic Fitness - Beyond the Muscular System
2-Day Pre-Conference Intensive

April 11 & 12— 8am to 5pm
Exciting bodymind approaches for working with diverse populations

Somatic Movement Education & Therapy is a growing field of research and therapies (www.ismeta.org ) about the body-mind connection through movement and skillful touch. Somatic Fitness© is a bi-coastal certification program for movement specialists who want to expand their skills into the rich arena of neuro-muscular retraining and physiological balancing (www.movementsafoot.com ). This introductory intensive offers a next step in education for fitness professionals who want to build on their musculo-skeletal expertise and investigate the body-mind connection deeply. It can also be applied toward certification as a somatic movement educator or therapist through Martha Eddy’s SOMAction Movement Therapy Training (SMTT) www.MovingOnCenter.org/SMTT.htm

.Course Objectives:

1.      Gain better alignment through neuro-developmental skills

2.      Bring more fluidity to your movement

3.      Gain more skill in observing movement habits

4.      Become more efficient in your movement while training others

5.      Bring all of the above plus a richer vocabulary with the body-mind connection to your clients

This 2 day session is divided into four parts:

The Evolution of Fitness
Find core stability through developmental movement using the somatic systems of the Body Mind Centering work and Bartenieff Fundamentals. Learn how our early childhood movement has meaning for our fitness as adults. Enjoy the easy uprightness of a young child by applying important tips from our evolutionary history.

Anatomy of the Inner Body
Discover how the three dimensional volume of the organs can improve spinal alignment. Learn the location and supportive function of the key organs of the torso. Practice techniques that address scoliosis and other alignment and related body image issues.

Fluid Solutions
Free muscle tension through understanding the body's circulating fluids. Learn approaches that engage the blood, lymph, cranio-sacral, synovial and cellular fluids through their specific rhythms. This pleasurable dance like movement is useful for anyone and also effective in working with clients who have arthritis and lymphedema.

Balancing the Endocrine System
Practice the art of creative yoga by learning about each of the endocrine glands and their relationship to charkas. Learn how to integrate glandular touch and movement into a one- on-one session or group class. These exercises are especially helpful in addressing gender-related health issues and adrenal burn-out.

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PreConference Faculty

Martha Eddy, RSMT, CMA, Ed.D., founder and director of the Center for Kinesthetic Education (CKE), brings to the fields of health, wellness and education, her strong belief in the power of movement and somatic-awareness to enhance lives. At CKE, in New York City, she maintains a private practice as a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist (RSMT) that involves teaching clients to bring awareness to their movement coordination to enhance functional and expressive capacity. Her practical application of this work provides a foundation for her SOMAction Movement Therapy Training held biennially in New York and Massachusetts and affiliated with Moving On Center in California, a professional training program that she co-founded with Carol Swann. She is currently on the faculty of the State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College (ESC), and many of her courses are part of the doctoral level program at Santa Barbara Graduate Institute in Pre- and Peri-natal Psychology or Somatic Psychology. Martha Eddy has also been a research associate of the Kinesiology Department of San Francisco State University and is a Senior Research Associate with the Laban Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. Martha Eddy is an avid arts advocate with a specialty in dance. Through the power of physical movement she has found that any person or group can become better at feeling life's satisfactions, embody peace, and contribute to creating stronger and happier communities.

iCancellation Policy

All requests for refunds or transfers, must be in writing and will be subject to the following processing fees:

If received:	Cancellation Fee:
before 10/31/06	$100
11/01/06 - 2/15/07	$300
2/16/07 and after	no refunds or transfers issued

Pre-Conference Cancellation fees are the same as above. If you cancel both the conference and the pre-conference you will be subject to cancellation fees for both registrations. Example: If you cancel before 10/31/06 for both the pre-con and the main conference you would be charged $100 for each registration for a total of $200 cancellation fee.

Event fee transfer requests will be subject to a $100 processing fee. A transfer is defined as changing the name of the attendee with no changes to class schedule.

iConference FAQS

Class Selection is "real time", meaning that you are able to immediately see the selections that you have made for classes and print a confirmation of your class schedule. You can also log-in at any time and make changes to your schedule. CLASS SELECTION STARTS SEPTEMBER 1, 2006.

Catalogs will be mailed in September. If you would like a catalog sent to you, please enter your information in our guestbook on our home page.

Mail, Phone or Fax - When you mail, phone or fax your registrations they will be manually input in the order in which they arrive in our offices. Phone orders can be called in during Monday - Wednesday from 9am to 4pm PST. We recommend that you use our on-line system since this is the fastest way to guarantee your early placement in classes. THIS STARTS SEPTEMBER 1st.

Observation of Classes - Due to the size of rooms we do not have areas for class observation. It is our goal to make this a quality event with classrooms that are filled only to the maximum of allowed participants.

Equipment Classes - Class sessions with equipment will be filled as follows: Three students per reformer, spine corrector, ladder barrel, chairs, and wall-units/towers. Four per piece of Gyrotonic® equipment.

Workout Classes - Morning & Evening "workout" sessions (Sessions 1 & 4) will be limited to one equipment "workout" per attendee during the 3-day conference. This way everyone should have a chance to experience an equipment "workout". There are plenty of floor work classes being offered but only so much equipment available. You can attend any "workshop" equipment sessions (Sessions 2 & 3) during the conference. Please understand that your schedule will be adjusted if you sign up for more than one equipment workout session.

Class Schedules - Please be aware that once you register there is no guarantee that there will be availability in specific classes. Classes are filled on a "first come, first serve" basis. This especially applies to individuals that sign-up in the few months prior to the conference with the expectation of getting a specific class. We have a selection of over 250 classes, so there are plenty of great classes and wonderful presenters to choose from.

Cancelled Class Policy - Occasionally there is a situation where a class must be moved to a different time, day or cancelled altogether. We will do our best to notify attendees in advance of these changes. We will post changes on our website so attendees will be aware and able to make the appropriate changes to their schedules.